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Power problems, Power light codes – Dell PRECISION 530 User Manual

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Power Problems

The power light on the

front panel

communicates codes that can help you

determine whether there is a problem with your computer. The following
table lists the codes for the power light. For more information, see
"

Diagnostic Lights

."

Computer locks up

See "

Restart a Computer That Is Not

Responding

"

Computer gets wet

See "

Repair a Wet Computer

"

Computer is dropped or damaged

See "

Repair a Dropped or Damaged

Computer

"

Hardware devices conflict

See "

Hardware Conflicts

"

System memory amount is not correct

See "

System Memory Problems

"

Microprocessor(s) malfunction

See "

Microprocessor Problems

"

System board malfunctions

See "

System Board Problems

"

System board is damaged

See "

Reset Corrupted BIOS Settings

"

An error message

See "

Messages and Codes

"

A series of beeps on system startup

See "

Messages and Codes

"

Po w e r L i g h t C o d e s

Power Light

Cause

Solid green

Power is on, and the computer is operating normally.

Blinking green

The computer is in the sleep state (Microsoft

®

Windows

®

2000 and Windows XP).

For more information, see "

Power Management

."

Blinks green several times

and then turns off

There is a configuration error.
Check the

diagnostic lights

to see if the specific

problem is identified.

Solid yellow

The

Dell Diagnostics

is running a test, or a device on

the system board may be faulty or incorrectly

installed.

S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s

Problem

Action